The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-05
PERSONAL.

SENATORS EDMuNDs, Hoar, Sherman and Eustis
read French like native Parisians.
Mr.. DANA dug ''mugwump'' out of the Indian
languages in which he is proficient.
ONE of President Clevcland's favorite dishes Is
picked sleeps tongue, eaten before retiring
WILLIAM D. HowELLs says he will soon ex-
plain why he signed the petition asking clemen-
cy in the case of the Chicago bomb throwers.
Mr.. NATHANIEL CLAPP, the inventor of absorb
ent cotton, is now eighty-tive years old. He de
votes his hale old age to the care of an extensive
garden and orchard.
Mrs. KELLOGG, mother of Clara Louise Kel
logg -StrakoSch, was at one time a professional
spritlaistic medium, and worked hard in
every way to give her daughter musical ed
ucatior.
SENATOR INGALLS, says that he will live in
Washington this Ninter Tin the same OLD place
on the extreme southeast corner of respecta
bility" By this he means that his house is at No
/ B street.
PRESIDENT MOSES P. HANDY, of the Glover
Club talks to each of his guests, in his own Ian
guage, AS they come from Polynesia Poland
and Peru, it isn't SO much of a picnic for him as
it is for them.
JOHN Coon, the New York manufacturer. has
just been created Count by his holiness Pope
Leo Kill, in recognition of his lifelong devo-
ton TO the church and his munificent gifts to
religious and charitable institutions.
IT Is SAID that the Astors have never been
robbed, either by a sneak thief or a burglar, al
though their houses contain very tempting
riches. They pay $1,000 year for a special
guard of their houses, considering it better to
take this course than to run the risk of robbery
LITTLE Col. FELLOWS is to be seen every night
up town in the Hoffman House or about the
Democratic clubs, surrounded by Democrats
who Halter and congratulate him until smile
reaching clear across his moon shaped face has
become literally stereotyped on his features
The Colonel's favorite button hole decoration is
red pink and he is as rarely without it as with
out his smile
LUDWIG KNAUs painted on one canvas the
family of the Russian financier Strousbar0
who became bankrupt some time ago The pic,
ture has drifted to Paris, where the dealer who
owns it proposes to cut out the several figures
and sell them separately Paintings by Knaus
bring extraordinary prices. The children of
Strousberg have offered 5000 or 81, 900 to save
the family group from disruption.
BISMARCK is the busiest man in Germany.
He remains at his desk nightly till O'Clock
and even during his vacation" in Kissingen at
tended to his affairs until long after midnight
During his night work he occasionally takes
little green corn soup, which agrees well with
him, but avoids wine. His servants and even
some officials of rank have to sit I'D as long as
he does to attend TO his dispatches, etc He
gets up at 1890. When he undertakes Jour
ney he is accompanied by eight detectives and
an officer
Elk CONGRESSMAN JOHN r. Buck, of Connects.
cut, Julupcu prominence -FOUR or I'VE years
ago when he Unexpectedly beat charming old
Bill Eaton for Congress in the Hartford district.
John is a good deal of an aristocrat in his ways
while the ex-senator is an old-timed, horny
handed son Of toll and campaigner from away
back. The district is reliably Republican gen
orally, but Eaton had it pretty well in hand
until john who had been sort of all-round
off1ce-holder for a quarter of a century, took
the nomination of his party and slipped into the
place on election day by a few votes ahead of
Mr.. Eaton Mr., Buck was retired himself last
fsll when young Robert Vance defeated him
after hot campaign.
couSsEILok William H. SHOCK is one OF the
old timers in the navy The gallant sailor is
getting rapidly into the sere and yellow leaf.
though none of his official friends could tell to,
day just how old he really is, for that is one
subject upon which the Commodore is not talk
ative. There is a sort of hazy tradition that he
saw service in the Mexican wars But the saga
cious gentleman has generally had sufficient in
tiuence to keep himself in a coy corner of the
Navy Department building in Washington.
where he has been Chief of Engineering for a
number of years He is the nattiest looking.
best dressed and most cerenonious old gentle,
man in the department, and it requires more |
circumlocuton to reach him officially than TO |
interview President Cleveland.